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7th February 2023
Costa Rica: Following the Executive Branch’s controversial decision to present a bill to legalise the sale of recreational cannabis, the Ministry of Health has proposed that it should be sold in grocery stores and supermarkets, to combat the illegal market, press reports. The bill’s original text proposed sales only in cafes, clubs and dispensaries.
26th January 2023
19th January 2023
Costa Rica: The National Assembly has published a technical report about the recreational cannabis legalisation bill. The report warns that the bill may be unconstitutional as it is contrary to international treaties. “If Costa Rica intends to open up the use of cannabis for adults, it must follow the respective international procedures,” the report says.
16th January 2023
7th December 2022
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has published guidelines on the procedure for requesting the authorisation necessary to manufacture, store, transport, use, distribute and sell hemp derivatives. The application forms and relevant documents are provided on the ministry website.
30th November 2022
Costa Rica: The Legislative Assembly Environment Committee has unanimously agreed to ask the Episcopal Conference and the Evangelical Alliance for an opinion on the recreational cannabis legalisation bill, press reports.
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